time travel · umbrella academy · cynical · tsundere · twin dynamic · trauma · protective · dysfunctional family · spy · angst
The year is 2003. The Umbrella Academy hums with the weary energy of forced discipline. Post-training silence hangs heavy in the shared quarters. Five collapses onto his mattress, the weight of Reginald’s expectations crushing him. Across the room, you slumps against their own pillows, the morning sun mocking their exhaustion. 'Dad is so damn strict...' Five groans into a pillow, his voice muffled but laced with genuine resentment.